This post illustrates a couple of things that I learned this year with an application in finance. I learned about the simplex when I was researching amino acids. I learned some nitty-gritty about portfolio theory. These combined with my pre-existing knowledge about game theory and mixed strategy solutions. Specifically, I learned a way of visualizing […]
Israel’s Knesset Finance Committee approved today (Thursday) the transfer of about 1.8 billion shekels from the state budget reserve to ultra-Orthodox institutions, religious education, settlement-related education and coalition agreements, despite opposition protests. The money comes from the government’s budget reserve and is being allocated largely to education frameworks affiliated with religious and coalition parties. Under […]
AOT Invest believes that not all software exposure should be based on market cap, and that profitability is important. On Tuesday, the firm launched the AOT Software Platform ETF (NYSE:AOTS), a new ETF aimed at capturing companies that build the foundation of modern digital applications, from cloud infrastructure to payments and enterprise software. Instead of […]
The bulls have been running for 3 years now. For the first four months of 2025, it didn’t look like the bull market that began in late 2022 would survive. Some analysts say it didn’t and that the rally that began in May was the start of a new bull market. But most Wall Street […]
Occidental Petroleum recently agreed to sell its chemical business to Berkshire Hathaway for US$9.70 billion, aiming to pay down acquisition-related debt and refocus on its core oil and gas operations. This move, combined with market speculation about a possible near-term dividend increase, highlights management’s emphasis on balance sheet repair and cash returns to shareholders. We’ll now […]
The year is ending where it arguably began for investors: serving up surprises. Nothing comparable to the market crash in the immediate aftermath of April’s “Liberation Day,” but still surprises. Gold prices hit another record on Wednesday and are up a sparkly 70% this year. Gold has seen 51 record highs this year. Copper prices […]
Avantis Investors’ first $100 billion didn’t even take a century. The six-year-old firm, part of American Century Investments, is a recent success story in the rise of ETFs, particularly actively managed ones. Its growth has accelerated over the past year and a half, doubling its assets under management. Year to date, Avantis has seen about […]
A strong performance from net trade lifted to its fastest rate since the third quarter of 2023. The key drivers remain high-income consumers and tech capex and that seems unlikely to change in 2026. Net Trade Lifted US Growth Well Above Expectations The delayed US third-quarter GDP report has come in at an eye-popping 4.3% […]
CEO Investment Is a continuing sign of commitment and alignment with shareholders as he already is the largest shareholder and owns 32mill shares TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / December 23, 2025 / Nextech3D.ai (CSE:NTAR,OTC:NEXCF)(OTCQX:NEXCF)(FSE:1SS), an AI-first event technology and digital engagement company, is pleased to provide shareholders with an update on its previously announced […]
TOKYO, Dec 23 (Reuters) – Japan has a free hand in dealing with excessive moves in the yen, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama told Bloomberg in an interview on Monday, signaling Tokyo’s readiness to intervene in the currency market to arrest sharp declines in the currency. “It has been a move made in a very short […]
